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Here's The Latest News from SEAS Monmouth
as of May 18, 2022
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The Americans Are Ready!
Rhodes Work Session
Annual Skipper Review Meeting Thursday May 26
General Meeting Tuesday May 31
Volunteers Needed For:
* Small Boat Day Coordinator
* Lasers Coordinator
Skipper Qualification Process
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The daysailers - the two Americans - are in the water, rigged, and ready to go.
Greg tells me that:
- They need a good scrubbing down
- They haven't had a shakedown sail yet
So if you'd like to take them out, come prepared with a bucket, scrub brush, some cleaner (Simple Green or similar), and some time and elbow grease. There is a hose and spray nozzle at the dock. And as always on the first sail after any boat has been rigged, be prepared for the need for some adjustments.
It's time to go sailing! The Rhodes and the Catalina are each a few weeks away from launching.
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Rhodes Work Session
Saturday May 21
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There will be a work session at the Rhodes this coming Saturday, May 21.
Location: Monmouth Sailing Center, West Street, Monmouth Beach
If you're available on Saturday, get in touch directly with Mike and he'll discuss the details, including the work scheduling and the time the session will start.
If you've enjoyed the Rhodes in past years, whether as a skipper or as crew, please try to come out on Saturday to help get it ready for the coming season. SEAS is driven by volunteers!
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Annual Skipper Review Meeting
Thursday May 26
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As in past years, all skippers must attend a Skipper Process Review meeting this year in order to maintain their qualification to reserve and skipper the boat(s) they are checked out on. The meeting will be conducted on Zoom on Thursday May 26 at 7:30pm; here are the details:
Topic: SEAS Monmouth Annual Skipper Process Review Meeting
Time: May 26, 2022 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 868 0655 6763
Passcode: 892789
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
All skippers are required to attend the meeting (it will be recorded and available to watch later for those who cannot be there on May 26); in addition all other members are welcome to attend, either because you plan to become a skipper this year, or you will be a crew member and want to know more about what your skipper will be doing, and why.
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General Meeting Tuesday May 31
7:30pm, Keyport Yacht Club
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Captain Christopher Begley is a Monmouth County Resident who has spent more than 20 years sailing as a unlimited Master of Vessels of any gross tons upon the oceans, and many years piloting vessels upon the waters of New York Harbor. For more than 43 years he has been a volunteer firefighter with the Belford Engine Fire Company. As an adjunct professor at SUNY Maritime, he has taught shipboard, small boat and marina firefighting and prevention.
He will be presenting two topics:
The first is the Master's view of small boats while in pilotage waters, and the second will be on fire risk management and fire prevention.
Be sure not to miss this captivating presentation by a very experienced Merchant Mariner!
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Volunteers Needed
Small Boat Day Coordinator
After several years doing an excellent job coordinating the Small Boat Days, Bonnie Delaney will be unable to continue in that role this year. We need someone to take this on - Small Boat Days are a very important part of the SEAS Monmouth calendar, offering members an opportunity to get out on our small boats and Lasers under the watchful eye of the safety boat.
Lasers Coordinator
Our chapter needs a member to coordinate the pre-season & post-season maintenance for our laser fleet. If we don't have people to step up for the role, the boat committee will consider the option to sell the lasers and consolidate the resource on existing keel boats and daysailers.
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Skipper Qualification Process |
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Over the winter, Jeanine Linse and her committee put in many hours developing a new skipper qualification process, and they recently completed the task. Coming up soon will be a meeting to present the new process to the membership. Watch this space for the details of that meeting! |
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We need speakers and/or topics
for our monthly meetings
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If you know someone who can present a topic of interest to SEAS members, or if you attended a meeting somewhere else that had a presentation that you think would be relevant at a SEAS meeting, please let Joan Venezia know. If you are able to speak with the person about coming to a SEAS meeting that would be great, but if all you have is their name and contact information, with some background information about their topic and where you saw them, email it to Joan at joan.venezia@hotmail.com and she'll take it from there!
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